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Revaluation to begin July 1 for property in New Hanover County

Published: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:44 a.m.

Last Modified: Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at 9:44 a.m.

The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Monday night unanimously approved the county tax department’s request to push back its next revaluation by one year to allow for a full measure and list of all properties.

This moves the next countywide revaluation, which is typically conducted every four years, from 2016 to 2017. This will give them enough time to conduct an on-site visit to all 95,000 parcels in the county, according to tax administrator Roger Kelley.

The 1991 revaluation was the last time there was a visit of all the properties and Kelley said there have been a lot of data errors as a result. A full measure and list will help prevent that in the future, he said.

He said the tax department plans to separate the county into different areas and put out a press release to let neighborhoods know when assessors will be headed their way.

Assessors will go door-to-door to measure properties. Typically, they will measure the outside and ask residents questions about the inside. Assessors will not go into the home unless specifically invited by the property owner.

Kelley said they do have a back-up plan in case property owners are not available at the time of their assessment.

Assessors will hang doorhangers on any property where the owner is not home. These doorhangers will ask for specific information about the inside of the home such as numbers of bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. Property owners will have to fill these out and get them back to the tax department.

The county will begin the appraisal process July 1.

This revaluation is expected to cost about $1.5 million overall and the work will be split between current county staff and an outside contractor.

<p>The New Hanover County Board of Commissioners Monday night unanimously approved the county tax department's request to push back its next revaluation by one year to allow for a full measure and list of all properties.</p><p>This moves the next countywide revaluation, which is typically conducted every four years, from 2016 to 2017. This will give them enough time to conduct an on-site visit to all 95,000 parcels in the county, according to tax administrator Roger Kelley.</p><p>The 1991 revaluation was the last time there was a visit of all the properties and Kelley said there have been a lot of data errors as a result. A full measure and list will help prevent that in the future, he said.</p><p>He said the tax department plans to separate the county into different areas and put out a press release to let neighborhoods know when assessors will be headed their way.</p><p>Assessors will go door-to-door to measure properties. Typically, they will measure the outside and ask residents questions about the inside. Assessors will not go into the home unless specifically invited by the property owner.</p><p>Kelley said they do have a back-up plan in case property owners are not available at the time of their assessment.</p><p>Assessors will hang doorhangers on any property where the owner is not home. These doorhangers will ask for specific information about the inside of the home such as numbers of bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. Property owners will have to fill these out and get them back to the tax department.</p><p>The county will begin the appraisal process July 1.</p><p>This revaluation is expected to cost about $1.5 million overall and the work will be split between current county staff and an outside contractor.</p>